As she went to get it, he called out to her, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”

Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note, all you people.”

So the king died and was taken to Samaria, where they buried him.

Solomon replied, “You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

They came from nations about which the Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.

The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.

If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life.”

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a prophet and that the Lord really does speak through you.”

With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.

So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

During Ahab’s reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, just as the Lord had warned through Joshua son of Nun.

then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)

May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.

After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace,

So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord.